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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1874)
$3.00 per Year, in Advance. IREUOIV STATE r.tlR. rirnt Uar. Tbo clouds of Saturday mid Sunday al cleared off and gave (is yeste rday a day In Octobvr'a best Mylo. The ntmospnero was mild nd agreeable, caith and sky wore their loveliest and kindliest hue, and man re ponded to the Invitation of .Nature and the Agricultural Society by thronging to the Fair Ground by hundreds and even thou- .nri, and bringing very liberally both cf product and handiwork to add to the Inter ost of the occasion. It la not usual that the (lrxt day nt the Fair sees so larpe a crowd on the ground. It la not umal for tho articles on exhibition to make much of an appearance, on Mon day, or for the receipts to show as well so ibey did yesterday. Thero is every propoot of an excellent Fair and a successful one In rery particular. Mr. Delos Jefferson has tho charge of a portion of the business of granting licenses, the iimo positlou lie held last yoar, and ha assures us that his receipts in that depart went were already one half tuoro than lat year for the whole fair. The. excollent Sec retary, Mr. K. M. Watte, assures us that every thing looks "bully" and rubbs his hands with glee that hae'nt visited his hit, In connection with (State Fairs, for several years past. The Pavlltlon was already assuming un wonted attract! veuess, for Monday Is Blue Mondal of Fair week. The articles of needle work were being put in place; the various frncy articles and specimens of nice wares were commlng Into view, duly labell ed, and the middle room was alive with wow Jng machines and the various music il and other instruments that always find place there. In tbo further hall the dower stands were being tilled full; bage squashes looked across 'the hall at Watson's Hood river applos, tbo emptiness was every where vanishing and .(riving place to beauty or utility. Outside the Pavlllloo the throngs were constantly increasing, and the dusty teams were driving up to the outsldo camping jiltces and unloading their loads of human ity and of provender for Man and beast, aud baking the dust oil tbeir clothes went to juaklng enrol fT themselves in the oak groves. The sprinklers will have tbe roads from town lu better order to day, and they will aoed to be If what a bstiman told me Is true, that double the number of trams are running that were here last yoar. The shows ru gorgeous with their blazoning and signs; their attractions are auctioned oil by loud voiced fellows .who ougbt to have double pay for tbe wear and tear of tbeir gutta per cba lnngs. In regard to stock the Fair will be a g:eat success, if tbo arrivals continue as expected. a.-O. Ileed has his Hhort Uoiu herd well rep resented; alto his Ayrshire, and his sheep pens are well stocked with Cotaw old's and leicesters. His Berkshire pigs are there, mmI a new entry, made here for the flint time, is bis Clyderedale stallion, mares and colts. Zfelby (& Co., of Victoria, bave entered tbeir Short. lionn, and we bopn to e them prove cf superior quality, as of ooune the' are, or (they.would not l brought from so far. W seo the name of Polk' Saxo on some 'alls, showing pure bred Short Horns. O. W. I'luilck has his Devon on hand, but we uannot.prelond to uioro thun outline the ap appearance of things, and show on what ground they predicate hopes of an excellent .Fair. In the line f sheop the entries are numer ous and tbequallty of the,kteck satisfactory. '.. Hall, Folk ounty, shows three pens of Cotswolds bard to beat; bis best buck be bought iu Kentucky. Thomas L. Davidson has bis Merinos there numerously; L. II. Hunsaker shows French Merines; John Mlnlo shows Spanish, French and Ameri can Merino and Lelscesters; we have allu ded to S. O. Iteeda sheep pens; J. K. Cam stron,of Llnkville,Oregon, shows a lot of ex cellent sheep of various families. But we are not trying to give a list of entries, and the splendid lots of horses are too numerous to even refer to now. Tie horses will be at xsodfd to fully In time. The success of the Fair is very important, not only to the So ciety, but to all Orepnn, for tbe interests of cur Stale are represented there, aud our pro gress In it fleeted better tbre than any breele. The .-ntlr rumlr of entile tip to lst .veiling were rxsi-tlyTUO, Including cttle, II; liorses, is); sheep, nj; swine and poultry, 11; manufactures, Mi; and two ladles already compete for the prlte as Equestrians. Tka rtorlpu already arc : Eutry Zee, A tour-Page Supplement with the Farmer each Week. J4TJtQ0 $114; gate fees, '.2,711: licenses 1,(100; mak ing in all Jl.ifcS, which Is largely uioie than ihn receipts last yoar at this tlmo. Hawley, Dodd A. Co., havo a flno display of their machinery, run by a steam nnglno on wheels that koeps thtngs In lively mo tion. Second Ony. Another bright day dawned ausplciounly nnd not only aervod to encourage those who vrero In attendance already nt the Fair but gave tbo needed assurance to thousands of others that they could leave their bonier with safety from storm during tbo remainder of tho iveok. The morning train from Portland brought live car loads of visitors whoallghled at the Fair Grounds. About three car loads oimo from tbo south alter dinner. All day, until late In tho evening the dusty wagons, with freight of famllloH, came from all dlreotlons and male tlnlr cam pi in tho groves of young oaks oast and west of the en closed grounds. 1IIK OUTKll CAM I'M. Quite a tamp stretches on tbo Kast nkle whero the young oak foreataffords shade, raid tho sun grow s so warm that shade is most grateful in the af.ernoon. In oun place wo had a vision of two snowy tents, of a gay and familiar parly assembled around a table Improvised for the occasion, well, though tough ly made, and spread with a snowy olotb and all tho accessories of borne. Hero waa m delightful picture of oomfort and pleasure but the generality took matters In a more primitive style by eating oil the ground. Close by the gate are meat shops whero the campers can lay In tbeir supplies. The great encampment lies to the west and extends upon the enclosure to tho railroad whero tho population was thicker to tbe aero than in tbe most populous city of Oregon. INH1DK 11IK PAIR finOUNPM. If life swarms without tbe enclosure it throngs within tbo grounds. Here all care U laid aside and the multitudes go after pleasure with tho most uttor abandon. Tbo great San Francisco circus is of course the great attraction: Katlo Holloway A. Co. will probably reap a silver harvest, if wheat la only &iy, cts. a bushel. Condescending to smaller things the people are able to And the Leopard Boy, the Utile Womau, aud sundry Bos and monkey waiting to bo introduced; a Califo;nla lion reposes In another tent, and astutled sea llou lies on top of his cage, the the great attactlou of tbe place being a poor sheep that stands on Its fore feet with the body in the air, becaueo the bind legs have no power of locomotion. Another tent con tains Modoc museums, apos and monkeys, the wonderful little performing elephant and various things besides wbich aro loudly vouched for by strong lung on the outside, Tho Hosedale Theatrical Troupe hnv a house near the Pavllllou, aud K. I). Towl occupies tho Kama premise whero last ear beshowed Heed's Panorama. Booths and stalls aro tilled with restaurants and small traders of ull sorts, but wu are glad to notice that all low swindling contrivances are banished out side the walls. Pickpockets abound. We havo heard that a fresh supply came by last steamer from California and their operations havo certainly ooinmonoed as wo bear of one uulorttin Ue who has lost a purmi of f I00,w hllo another report J.V) missing, and our usually hlmrp friend J, B. Dlmmlck says he went up for . MOIIK STOCK, Henry Myers of Polk county, has brought a tine bull 2J mouths old named "Hanibil," purchased last year of Saxe Bros., weight 1450 lbs. Gov. Whltakr shows a large One bull purchased last year from the same par ties. W. T. Now by has some pens of sheep, Spanish merinos, wo failed to notice yester day. There aro new stalls putting up to ac commodate other cattle expected. Tbe dis play of Short Horns Is line, but scarcely as numerous as last year when the Stewarts of Yamhill, and Fltkeand Walker oftbia place showed good herds. Bat tbe display is ex cellent nevertheless, and more arrivals to. morrow will swell tbe display of stock of all elktsea to still greater proportions. tiik tavilio-, Thejclerks' desks were thronged all day with crowds msklng entries, and tbe result was a great improvement iu tbe appearance of tbe premises. The rear Pavilion grew splendid with its luagnicent array of flowers, ranging from tbe simple pot plant to the grand cactus, about seven re birb, brought over from Yamhill by J. J. Cary, who raised it to Its present bight. The flowering plants give a truly tropical appearance to that vi cinity. But the hot honse plants on one aide look den u on an arrs of fruit of iact lusci- SALEM, OREGON, OCTOBER out proportions nnd splendid variety. Wodld Intend to tuako uotoofthem to-day, but have not room, mid shall reserve further par ticulars for to-morrow's Issue. On tbo other side of thn floral pyramid aro ranged tho very finest display or wgrta bins that were over collected In our State. To-uiorro v we shall glvo them utoro partic ular notice. In the mlddlo Pavllllon tho display Is good of various manufactured ar ticles, sewing machines mimical Instru ments, safes mid other such articles, but a small glut enso exhibited by Mr. Stone, Jnweller nt Portland, posos nil tho all ruc tions Inccdtmt to gloaming diamonds, rich ornaments and precious Jon el ry. The cure is valued at $15,000; one diamond figure at $t,000, and a pair of Jowel 11,1000. Ma chinery seta In motion throe ornamental clocks, otio where a bird slug charming melody and two others whero birds tllrt about In flowers or foliage or sip from foun tains In truo life stjle. Tomorrow n talented lady friend will furnish us with a full description of tho nrt mid fancy work In tbo Pavllllou. AOUlCtll.TUUAI. .MACIIINI'.llY. We found a great addition to tho supply of agricultural machltiory over that exhibited tho first day. The now contributors aro Messrs. T. Cnnulnghom V Co., It. M. Wado A Co. Two grain cleaners of late luvontlon in our own Slato deserve special mention ano will reclovo It to-morrow. Thn display Is quite full. Tho display of Oregon made backs and buggies Is also very excollont. AT TIIK TIIACK. At tho time announced, a large crowd moved over to the track to see the proposed trotting raco, best ii in 3, for Oregon colts 4 years old. Timo came and passed, no rsvn, a hitch aomewbero In tho programme. People who paid for eoats In tho Grand Stand, didn't exactly like It, but they couldn't help It. However, after some scolding and man agement, two entries woro effectod and a stow trot was bad. We append summary: J. F. Miller nanios g. g. Snack hammer, 1 1 C. M. Walker names b. m. Fleelward, U 2 Tlmo 2:60, 3:4.'), Tnlrcl Oay. tiik hiiow or vkoktaiim:. The exhibition of gardon products tro nu merous and as wo said yesterday tho display Is much finer than any that has proceeded it. Wo have heard frequently of tho mon strous growth of California vegetables, and In passing through theSan PrancHco mar ket wo havo fn fluently wondered UourNtato could ever nuke such a show In its markets, nnd we are now sallsllod that wo can. Californium who are now prnxent at our State Fair concede that our vegetablo show equals any that they havo at homn. The prlnslpal exhibitors, are J W. Hero ford Subllmlly, Mrs. M. Higley Salom, I). Dlmmlck and .1. 11. Dlinlok, Huhhard, W. II, Adair Salem, who shows a great number of articles. K. I,. Diilashmut DiIIhh, and K. I). Ttxiley and J. S. Hathaway of Vancouver who;imv many artkUi on exhibition, oh peclslly Win. Tooley w ho Is the largest ex hibitor of all. Tho varieties on exhibition Include all the common vegetables lu great profuHlon; beets that aro largo enough to mako a heavy hail: load; Onions tho size of saucers; cabbages llkn barrel heads, melons tahtare large nnd 'quashes that aro limn Ntrous; all other vegetables aro well repre sented ard potatoes are exhlbltd that havo wonderful legends connected with them, L. . Judwu produces very largo and fine ones Just lolow the woolen iiiiIIb; J. B Dlinuilok planted one pound of extra jarly Vermont potatoes anil dug six bushels as tho product; from one pound of Brow- noil's Beauties be dug tho bushels and a half of roots. The cnmmltU-o finished their work yester dsy and we ihsll give the premiums to morrow. I'llIZK CATTLK. Tne committee on cattle unlshed tbolr work yesterday only In part, with tbe fol lowing result. SHOUT HORNS, S.G.Ileed's Governor General, bull, 3 years and 6 mouths old, 1st premium; Ird of the Valley, 2 years old, 1st premium; Glossy Mh cow, A years old, 1st premlnm; Glossy fith,, heifer 1 year and 0 months, 1st premium; Sweet Alyssuin, I year and U months, 2d premium; Ileedvlile Gwynne, bull calf 0 :iionth, 2d premium; lUron Woodbine b months calf 1st premium, J. W. Nesiultb took 2nd premium for Ilomeo, bull i year old. Bought by him In Kentucky, Wm. Dudley 4; Co., of Victoria, V, C hJbr. .... 10, 1874. showed cow Ktholwyn, 2 years old and look tho 1st premium; her bull cilf, Vhiicoii tor, Isl It months old, took 2.1 premium, Tho herd I of mot excellent quality nnd ninko sharp cniiiHitlllou for tho b.'nl premi ums nvtnrded Short Horn mid proves a great attraction to stock men. We are ulail to wel come tho protmco of our neighbors Troiii tint Dominion to our Oregon Suite Fair. Henry Myers, of Polk county, shows ll.iu iiib.il, n bull I -, ear old, which lake 21 pre mium. It i iiuo of tho Sax llni.'s Importii lion, AN UMIIUK.n. S, II. Itecd shows n member of these beau tlful animals and ol course hns no competi tors. Smllax, a Yearling bull; K-ul of l.orn, 3 years old; the cow Mary Bell nnd calf Blooming Daisy, wear tho royal blue. ikos, ). W. Dlmmlck, or Hubbard, shows his Devon bull Victor 3d; his cow Fanulo nnd her cslf heifer Addle and n lot of graded e.ilves, nl of which rcceivti! tho llrnt pre mium. To day the Judges will nwnrd tho sweep stake which was not dono for want of tlmo yesterday, NHKKI'. Mr. John Mltito will furnish us to-morrow with full particulars of tho premiums award od sheep. IIKCKII1N. Wo found It Impossible to gather an nxnet statement of tho receipts of the Society, but our figures show that up to !st night the totals of all classes of receipts would aggro gato ton thousand dollnrs, which would meet alt tho engagements of the Nouloty nnd pay all proinluuiH for the present year, so ns to leave tho Incnmllg receipts for tho next Ihren days to apply on the debt of tho Society which amounts to nbout eight thousand dol lars. This result Is most flattening nnd en couraging and Is a raro bit of prosperity alter years of III success owing to bud woathor. tiik annual klkction. There was no q.nitest over thn election. The friends of C. P, Ilurkliart some of them advocated his re-election, but that guutlo. man decidedly declined to hae his name used lu that connection the result was ns fol low : For President, M, Wllklus of I.une county; Vlco Presidents, W. P. Wntsou of Wasco county and James Tatoiu of Polk county; For Secretary, K. M. Wnltc, Salem: For Trrasiuor, J, 11. Moore, Kaleni; For Board of Malingers, It. W. MnrrlNou, t'liit- sop county; Datld Itelnhsrl, (Jiunt count v; Wm. Klllott, I'lncknnm county; Tho. IM wards, l.ano county; -las. Hamilton, Mini county; J, (I. Basket, Polk isiuuty; Jnw. F. Bvbno. Ccluinlil.i county; John Downing, Marlon county; D, (J. (Stewart, Ynmlilll county; S, (). lined, Mullnoiiiali county; J, II Douthlt, Wnco i-oiintyj V. C. Myer, JaekHin county; A. I.uelling, Washington county; Jon. Kolsoy, Itntoii county; Sam, llanns, Union county; John llisiloii, ll.ker countj ; Anbury While, Tillamook ouiiuly J, Franr, I'matllla county; Thomiis Smith, Douglas county, 1HIKVKS AM) I'll M'DCKI'.lrt. (Julio a numlxir of robberies occurrod yes terday. Csrr who has charge oftlio uiiisln stsnd of M. Gray, reports a gold ineilal ami silver medal as stolen, awarded to the pianos and organs it great expositions olowherc. Alsoa vuliiKblo piano iier. IM. Followsif Oregon Vltj-, luat llvu f M dollars phi u, mid ' a Simnlsh dollar; J. I,. I.add lost '.li, I'jok i SM-kits am doing a lively sod successful I buslne. Homo arrests were made but tho money was not found on thorn, HKWIMI Mst'lll.sr.s. Hnwlng machine agent are ry busy, Tho Florence and Homo uinohlues are both ' wnll represented there. The Singer machine I has a lady in a glass cs-an elegant doll- that Is "fearfully and wonderfully made" by their machlno work. Tho old stand-by, the (!roer A llaker, or , which John W. Gilbert la agent, is well sua. ' Ulned by thelpreiwiic of ihr.. machines, one ,. ...,i; ' i, . ii i , for leather work, one for tailoring, one for ismiiy wora, wnicn are ably presided over by Mrs. F. A. Smith and Miss Nellie Taylor. Tbe work exhibited was ilous here- none of It elsewhere, Tbe Howe machine is on the ground and claiming a fair share of notice. Mr. Held has one of the Americans there also, doing good work. AoiiieuiruitAL MAi'iii.NKiir. HswJey, D'mM ,V Co hsu u portable en gine ruunlug a harvester, moser, farm mill, but, saw, fanning mill, cider press, etc., keeping up such a coinmotiou as that tlrm like to make In tiuslrissa circles. They have Dteis'a Mvlibs Uuiig 1'low on lie ground, Volume VI. -Number ;f,. which they expect will be vory N)pul.il, mi they nro pressing It on public not lev. Dodd Is hluiselfon thn ground making things ltn ly In lii usii.il vtlc. It. M. Wade A Co. hao n geunral iis'ort meiit of wngoiM, jdows, cuhlvators, roiper. nnd mow els on i.xhililtlon, making n vury good show. Cuuiilughnm Co. oCSilcm nlxohnvo inn chlnery of nil kinds for fnrtn use. Mesi Cuulogham ,V Iterry nro pre-iout p.iylng nt teiitlou tonll spectntorx, Tliny Imvo stctirvd tho miIo agency for the Conqueror Hiirvustur, a brim d new uiachlno, thn llr-t one oinr brought hero being on exhibition at tho Fair, This machine I said to havo remarkable ca pacity for doing work nnd doing It well and this enterprlitlng house urooxpictlug tohnvn a great demand fir them. Two Oregon Invented w hent ('loaning ma chine nttriictcd our attention, both Mm; warranted to tuko out nil cheat, cockles, wild oats, iite. Olio I tho Invi iillon of S. D.(w,of Connllls, who Informs iistlmt n machine, rough made, of that Idea, hna been id woik on his farm for' seen years. This wns patented lout Novem ber; hocalls It "Daw's Grnnger," nnd ho In formed u list evening that hn had received tho blue ribbon from tho Commllton. Mr. Daw claims tlist two pound of power will work It. Tho other I thn Invention of Thomas J. Drury, of Wheatland, Yamhill county, ami upiiesred to us to bo an excellent machine. It was vtnntod last February. Mr. John West Is Interested In tho patent, and Mr. Drury will soon remove In Westmrt on thn Columbia river to commence its manufac ture on a largo scalo. oiit'iioK .mam: waoonn. Wm. F.ngland Is on luiiid with hi excel lent ex n r chh wugnns, and I'. Smith of Port laud shows soiiio top nnd one nis'ii buigy. Tho workmanship In both cai.es Is very sup erior nnd redowns to the credit or homo m.in ufactures. ' MA I. KM .MAUI: N.( lis, Ij. Cheeslsirougli ,t Co., havo In thn I'm vlllloii seernl bales or Salem madn sarl.K, also bag IIIIhiI with wheat ntid iwitsto let tho public sen that they hold good liiesniiro. This excellent linn lery rnllahlo nnd ibsis good work. They havo built up n Im-lne-v, Hint Is credilublu to tlumhohis uud to tint town. Al mi: iii.w k. Thn running rci was u mks'cns nod well ininii,;rd. At the tlmo tlxsd It wnsisllmnlisl that thcrii tho thnuMinil pnopln on thn truck to wllnikH thn (onti'Ml. 'J'heio were three en tile mid It is ii hliiuular ract that tho throo horses entered who nil grandsons of tin, fiiinniis Uixlugton. A iniiiiber of pools wuro sold llutrslpli lining llin tavorltn, Al two nMouk tlm h(ires were called no midnriertwn lutirecliial h'nrls got away In good shapo except Norway w hu wu held too long. Hill Blgliam lend muily thn enllrn heat but wns passed on thn hnmu mrctch, by olio -or the marshals on horsnliack gelling In tho wny, lliitrnlih wliudng tho heat by u few foot. Tim start on tho snoond hint was splemlld I1""' during thn tlrst uillii a blnukiit could hanniverml tho Ihreo horMis. On tho last """' ll1" 'g"nm leml till tho liomo stretoli wiHluriicI w'h'M Biiltrolpli took tho Is.vJ -"id kt jit it. Wo npjieiid summary. G,J, D(sket iiamo b, g. lioltraph, 1 I D. Young Harness, g.lllll Itliighsm. W. II. Musgrovo iminus b, g. Norway, Time XVI1 j, :M. : :t Till: II 4 II V MIOW. Thn marked event of yesterday "chlldrens day" at the Fair Grounds wa the competl- n for tho two prlo ollered by Mr. F. A. Smith for the two hsudtomest babies on tho grounds. il'"'e Ju'lK'"1! M-'r'fJlJ,v1 "", 1HSore,,r ,n IheSiMilniy, Mr. K. M. Waite and the local of n,h Dailv IlKum. were Messrs. A. T. V baton. J. D. l.ocev and K. T. 1'erklns. and right well did they jsirforui their dllllcult task. The number of bab!e;that presented thorn Helves were eli;htfeu and as they were held In tlmlr mother's arms, with their best points in view all tlxed up as only a fond mother can rig up her precious, they were as pretty a sight a one could wish to see. It took the Commute a long time to como to a coiiulusU n, but they succeeded In doing so. Tim tlrst prl s fn ' pnrtrstt. win awsnbd (ij..n,,. I'l.hfr, i, m.iic months, son of Mrs. and Mr, J, W, Fisher, ut Salem. The second prize, a doieu card portraits of the little fellow, was given to Uithair Crooke, atced live inonibs, ton of Mr, aud .Mrs, II, P. Crooke, of Sa'ttiii